Stanford Hospital and Clinics

Hospital implements 3-D cardiac ultrasound for noninvasive view of heart

Published in Cardiovascular Business Week, February 1st, 2005

Stanford Hospital cardiologists are turning to new 3D cardiac ultrasound images to provide more precise views of all angles of the heart noninvasively. The new technology, an "intelligent" echocardiography system, makes Stanford Hospital one of the first institutions to purchase the technology.

The "intelligence" built into the system gives new capability in quantifying cardiac function that should lead to much more precise choices in therapy.

The device, made by Phillips and called the iE33, also enables cardiologists to map out abnormalities of a heart for pre-surgical planning and monitoring the heart after a surgery. The system also measures...

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Source: Cardiovascular Business Week (2005-02-01)

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